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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

21-ordinance could cause layoffs

MITCHELL SCHMIDT April 2, 2010

It was a typical Thursday afternoon for Nora Gosselin: hurriedly seating patrons, placing orders, and delivering entrees at the Summit. She’s worked at the bar for nearly two years, but the city’s...

Culver signs texting ban

MORGAN OLSEN April 2, 2010

Buckle up, obey the speed limit, and be a defensive driver. The rules of the road taught by driving schools across the state will add one more warning this year: Put your cell phone away. On Thursday,...

Committee details vision for Museum of Art

GRACE SAVIDES April 2, 2010

Closing the University of Iowa Museum of Art after it sustained damage from the June 2008 flood has “created a cultural, educational, and social vacuum.” That’s what a report released Thursday by...

Satterfield trial set for April 12

REGINA ZILBERMINTS April 2, 2010

The trial of a former Hawkeye football player accused of sexually assaulting a female student-athlete is scheduled to begin later this month. Abe Satterfield, 21, is charged with second- and third-degree...

UISG party looks to expand study options

MICHELLE HILLENBRAND April 2, 2010

At other Big Ten universities, buildings with 24-hour access allow students to study late into the night. But at the University of Iowa, no academic buildings are accessible to every UI student throughout...

Spotlight Iowa City: Leaving the Earth a better place

HANNAH KRAMER April 2, 2010

Parents beware: Under Zac Wedemeyer’s watch, kids are encouraged to get wet and dirty as they traipse through mud and puddles to make breakthroughs about nature. “I always felt as if my strengths...

Locals to ‘Stuff the Bus’ for Crisis Center

KELLIE PETERSEN April 2, 2010

The Johnson County Crisis Center is turning to public transportation for some fundraising help this weekend. In the annual fundraiser “Stuff the Bus,” an Iowa City Transit bus will travel to four...

Winery sues UI, Iowa State

REGINA ZILBERMINTS April 2, 2010

The University of Iowa does not own exclusive rights to black and gold, winery owner Doug Bakker argues. And that’s what he wants a judge to tell the institution, according to a lawsuit filed last week...

County sues woman after crash

DI STAFF April 2, 2010

Johnson County is suing an Iowa City woman because, officials contend, she crashed into a deputy sheriff’s car. On Nov. 5, 2009, Rena Marie Kelley allegedly drove through a red light at the intersection...

Police employ Tasers during arrest

DI STAFF April 2, 2010

Police had to use their Tasers on an Iowa City man after he reportedly threw a child’s chair at an officer and resisted arrest. Wesley Carter, 24, 1958 Broadway Apt. 11B, was charged Wednesday with...

UI Student Government mum on 21-ordinance

MICHELLE HILLENBRAND April 1, 2010

Sally Mason, Tom Rocklin, and Kirk Ferentz have all stood behind it. But the University of Iowa Student Government is remaining silent about the 21-ordinance. “Student government represents all students,”...

Law school works on diversity

SAM LANE April 1, 2010

In an antique room in a small, renovated house west of the University of Iowa’s Boyd Law Building, Collins Byrd attempts to complete a task that has become increasingly difficult: looking beyond students’...